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Describes the unfortunate individuals who have been labelled freaks, like the Elephant Man, Siamese twins, and others who have been born with a grotesque physical disadvantage. The book discusses the lives these individuals led, and the way they were treated by their contemporaries.

Whether through an admiration instilled at school or discovered with passion later in life, William Shakespeare inhabits us all. This is the ideal gift for lovers of Shakespeare who will be able simply to enjoy revelling in the intrinsic beauty of the Bard's prose and poetry, laid out in all its glory, unfettered by fussy notes, and accompanied by beautiful and evocative artwork to set the mood. A thoughtful introduction is followed by all of Shakespeare's plays, sonnets and poems - an attractive and accessible collection that will... read more